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Andrea Pirlo is happy to have Cristiano Ronaldo at Juventus: football

ROMA – The figure of Cristiano Ronaldo is again a key player Juventus in the second week match of the Italian League 2020-2021. CR7 scored two goals at the same time saving his team from defeat at AS Roma. Inevitably, coach Andrea Pirlo admitted that he was happy to have Ronaldo on his team.

The final score in the second week match of the Italian League 2020-2021 was indeed a 2-2 draw. The goals for the two teams were both bought up by one name, namely Jordan Veretout for AS Roma, and Cristiano Ronaldo for Juventus.

Interestingly, the first goals of both teams were both generated from the white point caused by fouls handball. The second goal scheme is also similar, namely through counterattacks. For Juventus, the score to a 2-2 draw was quite a relief because they had to fight 11 AS Roma players for about 30 minutes.

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Yes, the number of personnel Bianconeri reduced after Adrien Rabiot received a red card on 62 minutes. The lack of players made Juventus difficult. Luckily, they have Cristiano Ronaldo who has an extraordinary work ethic.

Andrea Pirlo admitted that he was very happy with Ronaldo’s presence in his team. The importance of the 35-year-old’s role is not only a matter of goals, but also of movement. After Juventus played with 10 people, Ronaldo wanted to move more to help his colleagues up and down.

“We are very happy to have Ronaldo because he doesn’t just score goals. He ran a lot more when we played with 10 people. That is a tremendous help for his teammates, “said Andrea Pirlo, quoted from Football Italia, Monday (28/9/2020).

Regarding the results of the match, the man from Italy considered Juventus to have suffered a setback in terms of performance. Even so, he was grateful for one point that was successfully brought back from the capital city of Rome. Because, his foster children experienced something that should have happened in pre-season.

“This is a step back from the performance side. However, this is a progress and we do not have the opportunity to undergo pre-season to test things like this, “explained Andrea Pirlo.

“A point worth picking up because we were one goal twice behind and then played with 10 men. It is very difficult indeed against a team that is well organized like AS Roma, “continued the 41-year-old man.

For Cristiano Ronaldo, the two goals he scored against AS Roma were a record-breaking in itself. If detailed, he packed 84 goals for Man United in the Premier League. Meanwhile for Real Madrid, his total goals reached 311 in the Spanish League. For Juventus itself, Ronaldo has scored 55 goals in the Italian League since the 2018-2019 season.

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